Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, NBA Odds
The Warriors extended their current win streak to three games with Tuesday’s 134-125 victory in Memphis and now trail the Lakers and Denver Nuggets by just two games in the race for third place in the Western Conference standings. The Lakers opened their current three-game home stand with Monday’s 104-98 win over Houston to snap a two-game slide at home and improve to 3-1 in their past four overall.
The Lakers welcome Golden State as slim 1.5-point favourites on the Thursday NBA odds. The Warriors trail as +100 underdogs on the NBA moneyline and the total is pegged at 228.5.
Warriors vs. Lakers NBA Betting Odds
Thursday’s matchup wraps up the season series between these Western Conference rivals. The Lakers claimed the win in all three previous meetings this season, capped by a 120-112 home victory on February 6, and have averaged 117.7 points per game in those contests. The Lakers have also covered the spread in each of their three dates with the Dubs and in each of their wins during a 7-3 run in head-to-head action and are also 4-1 SU and ATS in their past five home dates versus Golden State when favoured by three or fewer points.
However, the Lakers have produced streaky results, both on the scoreboard and at the sportsbook, failing to cover in five straight prior to their current 2-0 run and going 6-8 ATS in their past 14 overall. The Dubs are co ming off high-scoring wins over the Grizzlies and San Antonio after averaging just 105 points in their previous seven outings. That has produced uneven results, with the club going a middling 4-7-2 ATS in their past 13 contests. However, the Warriors have proven to be April road warriors in recent seasons, going 9-2 SU in 11 away contests since the start of April 2022.
Golden State Warriors
The Warriors have received a big lift from the return of Stephen Curry, who missed the first two games of their current road trip due to injury. The squad has gone undefeated in the three games since his return and are 9-1 in their past 10 road dates with Curry in the lineup. The superstar point guard will now be counted on to maintain the momentum gained from his second-highest scoring outing of the season in Memphis on Tuesday, when he scored 52 points and added 10 rebounds, eight assists, and five steals. Curry has managed to score at least 20 in back-to-back games just once in seven appearances but has scored at least 37 points in two of three dates versus the Lakers this season.
Los Angeles Lakers
While the Lakers failed to run up the score in Monday’s 104-98 win over the Rockets, shooting just 41.6 per cent from the field, they still received contributions from up and down the lineup, with five shooters reaching double digits. Luka Doncic led the attack with a team-high 20 points to wrap up the month of March with 30.1 points, 8.4 boards, and 8.6 assists per game. Doncic has also averaged 38 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 9.5 helpers in three appearances versus the Warriors this season. LeBron James has seen his production drop off somewhat, scoring more than 17 points just twice in his past six outings, and has once again found his way on to the injury report, where he is listed as probable with a groin injury.
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